Trip/Event Location: Robbinsville, NCUS
Trip Leader(s): dnaturist
Max # People: 8
Trip Guiding / Event Fee: No, I will not be asking participants for money
Difficulty Level: Moderate to Strenuous
The hike will begin on the Batram Trail at the Winding Stairs parking lot on Hwy 19, We will travel north on the Bartram Trail to Cheoah Bald. This section of the hike will be about 5 miles and will
We shall meet in the morning at the Mc Donalds in Robbinsville, NC. The address for the Mc Donalds is 374 Rodney Orr Bypass in Robbinsville, NC, 28771.
We will be leaving the Mc Donalds for the trailheads at 9:00 AM sharp. Please arrive there eariler.
The was a strenuous hike that was all up hill during the first half of the hike, which was on the Bartram Trail, to Cheoah Bald. This northern terminus of the Batram Trail stands at 5062 ft.
The Bartram Trail section of the hike was beautiful, with many different eco systems. Birch, hemloch and tulip trees. The mountain laural were in bloom on this trail and the rhododendron were beginning to bud. Fern covered valleys and mountain flower covered valleys.
This section had many stream crossing, but we managed to keep dry feet.
The second half of the hike was on the AT and took us to Stecoah Gap. It was mostly downhill, but still had many hard uphil climbs. The AT was much more rocky than the Bartram Trail was.
We were on the trail 8 hours.
The featured photo is the view from Stecoah Gap, at the end of our hike.
Outdoor Fitness Level: Moderate to Strenuous
Outdoor Fitness Level: Moderate
Comment: Landscape photos come in upside down or sideways.
